Border Control

All the news, press releases and reports on the use of biometrics in the Travel & Transportation sector - including land, sea and airside border control, automated fast track systems, boarding gates and baggage handling…

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport selects Telos 20 April 2021

Charlotte has contracted with Telos to provide Transportation Security Administration (TSA)-approved Designated Aviation Channeling (DAC) services for processing worker background checks at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT).


Facial biometrics detects Cameroon impostors 12 April 2021

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers identified two Cameroon women as impostors at Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday with the help of biometric facial comparison technology. 


American Airlines trials biometric boarding at DFW 18 March 2021

American Airlines is expanding a touchless bag drop trial across most terminals at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).


Facial recognition pilot at Madrid Airport to be extended 15 February 2021

The AENA airports authority plus Iberia, Inetum and Thales are partnering in an ambitious project to allow the biometric detection of passengers using tablet-type mobile equipment.


CBP reopens comment on biometric systems enhancements 10 February 2021

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today that the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) comprehensive biometric entry and exit system comment period has reopened for an additional 30 days.

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Delta launches first domestic digital identity test 04 February 2021

French Ministry of Interior selects IDEMIA 01 February 2021

Veridos taking part in EU autonomous border R&D 14 January 2021

UK Covid-19 passport from iProov and Mvine enters trial phase 13 January 2021

IDEMIA and Oklahoma Employment launch ID solution 08 December 2020

CBP to introduce biometric facial comparison at Buffalo 26 November 2020

Etihad Airways and SITA trial facial biometric check-in for cabin crew 25 November 2020

CBP introduces Simplified Arrival at MIA 24 November 2020

LumenVox and fms/Austrosoft partner on transport 09 November 2020

Singapore to use iris and face for borders 05 November 2020

CBP reveals Simplified Arrival at LAX 03 November 2020

CBP introduces biometric facial comparison 02 November 2020

Face recognition system developed for Mt. Fuji visitors 29 October 2020

Vision-Box deploys contactless passenger experience for Emirates 27 October 2020

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Features

Waving goodbye to queues with your fingerprint?

Advanced optical biometric devices that read fingerprints at walking speed, as users wave their hands through scanners, promise to resolve speed issues raised by previous biometric authentication methods. But experts caution that it may not be so straightforward.


What is the Apex Air Entry and Exit Re-Engineering project?

A question and answer session designed to answer questions about the Apex Air Entry/Exit Re-Engineering (AEER) project and its integration of biometrics


EAB Contribution to Horizon 2020 consultations

An outline of some key research priorities and objectives are presented as input to the preliminary consultations surrounding the theme of Trustworthy ICT within the Horizon 2020 programme.


Airports: a mirror for future biometrics?

Are humanoid robots the future of border controls? Could the whole experience from getting a passport, buying a ticket, dropping of luggage and being pre-cleared for travel, shopping at and being monitored at the airport and on aircraft to leaving the destination airport be automated by biometrics in user-friendly, secure, acceptable and visible ways?


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Events

Identity Week London 2021 22-23 Sep 21

connect:ID 2021 5-6 Oct 21

Identity Week Asia 2021 16-17 Nov 21

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